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Azzarito, Amy.
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House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
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Azzarito, Amy.
House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
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The elements of a home : the
curious
histories
behind
everyday
household
objects
, from
pillows
to
forks
/ Amy Azzarito.
by
Azzarito, Amy.
Chronicle Books LLC, 2020.
Call #:
745.4 A999e
Subjects
House furnishings -- History.
Interior decoration -- History.
ISBN:
9781452178721 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Curious
histories
behind
everyday
household
objects
, from
pillows
to
forks
Description:
223 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why
forks
were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water -- plus so much more."
Genre:
Trivia and miscellanea.
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0
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Alderney Gate Public Library
Adult Nonfiction
745.4 A999e
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